The hyperventilating sweating fat mullah was devilishly portraying himself as the chosen on earth messenger of a god to pledge a special paradise nook with...
A disinformation campaign aimed to justify the assassination of Qassem Soleimani by painting him and Iran as willing enablers of al-Qaeda. The propaganda operation relied...
The founders of the Iranian Female Composers Association focus on programming, commissioning and mentorship.
The artist says Iran has been “devastated” by the crisis, which he adds has been exacerbated by US sanctions
Happy Sa'di Day! The commemoration day of the 13th century Persian poet who left a global legacy with his poetic talent and eloquence! Paying tribute...
‘Fauda’ scribe Moshe Zander’s personal and geopolitical series about Israel’s shadow war with Iran stars ‘Homeland’ alum Shaun Toub and Navid Negahban and Niv Sultan. The world hardly needs more...
The despicable Mr. Charlatan is known to all of us, he is the deceiving, conniving, scandalous, and cruel bully whose greed is limitless and his...
Ghormeh sabzi on a pizza? Yara convinced the goddess of Iranian cuisine, Najmieh Batmanglij, to transform Iran’s national dish into a pizza ... with tons...
This year, several museums in the United States will feature works by Iranian artists in exile.
Almost without trying, Snoh Aalegra has an unforgettable presence. Strolling into NPR's music department on the day of her Tiny Desk Concert debut, the striking Iranian-Swedish singer...
The legendary Iranian-Armenian composer and conductor Loris Tjeknavorian has composed a piece of music in commemoration of Ukraine plane crash victims. The song entitled “Requiem for...
There was the time that Iran pursued a secret nuclear-weapons program with North Korea and possibly facilitated the killing of dozens of people at CIA headquarters. There was the 1979...
The term cha (茶) is Sinitic, meaning it is common to many varieties of Chinese. It began in China and made its way through central Asia, eventually becoming chay (چای)...
Jojo Anavim may be a contemporary pop artist himself, but he says that his personal art collection is informed mostly by his Persian-Jewish roots.
In its third year, Chefs Without Borders, Tasting Isfahan was hosted by Tom Douglas’ Palace Ballroom on Friday night in downtown Seattle. Organized in collaboration...
For young artists in Tehran, censorship defines their creative expression. Photography has always had the power to turn audiences into witnesses, and Iranian artist AliA takes the process one step...
For Brooklyn-based designer Zeynab Izadyar a rice bag is not just a simple rice bag, but rather a layered piece of art. For the last few years, Izadyar has been...
Iranian-American popstar Andy Madadian appeared on KCAL9 News on Sunday morning to talk about his success.
Eating habits in East Azarbaijan show the culture, attitude and the people’s income level in the northwest region of Iran. Kufteh Tabrizi is one of...
It’s taken the Canadian visual arts community a long time to recognize that one of the giants of Iranian modernism lives in West Vancouver
Kiarostami’s accomplishments are all the more remarkable when the viewer considers how simple his films appear to be.
Taghi Amirani’s deeply researched documentary focuses on the crucial 1953 Anglo-American-engineered regime change in Iran.
They narrowed down the list as there were literally 100s of restaurants to choose from.
The show includes the work of 16 contemporary artists exploring themes such as sexual identity, repression, religion and memory
Ever since the Iranian Revolution over 40 years ago, you can count the number of successful Iranian female singers on almost just two hands. While...
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